Wigan man on terrorism charges accused of having a video on how to build a suicide vest

A Wigan 21-year-old man accused of collecting extreme Islamic material will appear at Manchester Crown Court this month.
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Liam Fenn, from Ince, faces nine charges of possessing a document or record likely to be useful to a person preparing, or committing, an act of terrorism and three of encouraging acts of terrorism.

He was arrested in March after officers from Counter Terrorism Policing North West executed a warrant.

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Fenn is accused of having a video on how to build a suicide vest and publishing a tape of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

He is due to appear in court on July 15 for a pre-trial preparation hearing. A provisional trial date of September 28 has been set and in the meantime Fenn is remanded in custody.